Interesting insects at the Paget

On Monday 1st August, whilst having lunch outside the back of the Burrage Centre at the JPUH Hospital, I disturbed a Common Field Grasshopper that jumped into a hedge. On Tuesday 2nd, a Hornet Mimic Hoverfly- Volucella Zonaria flew onto the side door of the Library at about 10.30am and I was able to get a pic or two. In the evening, I photographed our very late flowering Southern Marsh Orchid, 6 plants were out this year, 5 flowered, this particular plant (3rd pic below) has flowered for 10 years and stand at 26 inches or 2.2 foot proud (or 0.66 metres or 66cm tall!